Modelling the effects of marine aggregate extraction on benthic assemblages

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 105-114

  Barry, Jon ^a   Boyd, Sian ^a   Fryer, Robert ^b  

^a CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

^b MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Benthic assemblage; Dredging; Impact surveys; Marine aggregate extraction; Matern cluster process; Maximum likelihood; Spatial point processes; Species richness and abundance

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGGREGATE; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BENTHOS; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; DREDGING; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ANALYSIS; PROBABILITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

EID: 77953619598     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: 14697769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315409990737     Document Type: Article

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